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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1941
Page
4
Roswell lacks an adequate baseball park and general athletic field for its youth and the city team. Although de Bremond field serves daylight and night football games, the town has one of the finest stadiums in the state for football while baseball facilities remain deficient.
The article argues that Allied moves to send expeditionary forces into Persia aim to stop Nazi use of the country as a base. It cites risks to India and the Suez route, Persia oil, and Russia’s lifeline to the Persian Gulf, noting Teheran’s pro British leanings and the likelihood of occupation for self preservation.
The text argues that Byrd and Roosevelt offered vastly different defense production figures. It says the President’s numbers come from complete sources and are correct, while Byrd must have erred or relied on unchecked data. It calls for Byrd to recheck sources or admit a mistake to restore national confidence.
Roswell prepares for a busy fall as students return for classes on September 2 with public schools starting Tuesday after Labor Day. New cadets at the New Mexico Military Institute begin September 3, old cadets join classes September 9, and enrollment at the institute is expected to reach a record 625 cadets. The Army Air Base arrival may impact local education and the community remains proud of its school system and institute.
Santa Fe archives publish a 1881 death warrant and coroner’s report linking William Bonney alias Billy the Kid to his Lincoln County murder. The official documents name Pat Garrett as killer and justify the act as lawful homicide, with a Spanish jury verdict and governor Lew Wallace’s signatory certifying the sentence.
New Mexico on May 24 1881 records that the warrant could not be served because the prisoner escaped before the time set for service. Signed by Pat Garrett Sheriff of Lincoln County New Mexico.
The record notes and statements from attendees at Bonney’s wake and funeral support the claim he was killed and has rested in the Fort Sumner cemetery for sixty years.
Andersons Gardens advertises home grown leaf lettuce with contact via Advv. phone number listed to reach the classifieds line.
Churchill signaled Britain would back the United States if a clash with Japan erupts in the Far East. Tokyo countered with three points disputing his portrayal of events, while Singapore prepared for intensified defense as Britain bolstered forces in the region.
Allied forces press into Iran with British and Soviet aims to secure oil pipelines and borders. Estimates of German personnel vary, while Iran faces a drive from Basra and Armenian routes. Wavell leads from Simla as Iran’s sovereignty promises withdrawal after threat ends. CHICAGO report notes defense hair styles for factory work and air force arrivals boosting East Asian bases with Bomber and fighter squadrons.
The report notes British and Soviet aims to press Iran with minimal fighting while threatening Abadan and Basra oil routes. It cites Red Army entry after warnings, coastal air bases near Tehran, and potential for bombing Persian Gulf ports. Iran's oil capacity and 1920s constitutional monarchy are outlined with Imperial Lease details.
In Trail Canyon Los Angeles, Patrolmen Osborne Rutherford and William McGree found a distressed hunter who had been listening to a portable radio playing a melodrama. They located him three hours after he first heard the cries for help.
Philadelphia widow Gertrude Simon Hirshorn reports liabilities of 1,485,015.20 and assets as a house wife with no income in two years, no tax returns, and no bank account. Most debts come from mortgage transactions dating to 1929.
The Townsend plan group pressed for a flat pension, urging the federal government to provide $20 to $30 monthly for people over 60. Senator Pepper supported higher age benefits in the tax measure, while Townsend urged a 5 percent gross tax to fund pensions. Finance Chair George opposed attaching a pension rider to the revenue bill, though advocates planned to push the issue to the floor if needed.
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen announced the shipyard would resume full operation with the 6 30 a m day shift tomorrow after a strike affecting 18 000 workers led by Local 16 of the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers. The union’s executive board endorsement and a mass meeting in Jersey City approved ending the walkout, with 3 000 workers returning by 4 p m and 2 400 more by midnight. John Green hailed the victory, noting retroactive reclassification for about 1 500 workers to June 23 and Bowen to oversee reopening tasks. Ring will replace James Love as personnel manager and L H Korndorff as president of the subisidiary company.
Warning OnbE continues with practical fire prevention steps for property owners in the city. Advice includes creating a six foot fire break, securing incinerators, storing wet sacks or water, keeping garden tools handy, and using a hose for quick suppression. Do not burn standing vegetation without a fire department permit. Keep alarms ready and call the department if needed. Nearby note reports a tourist photo mishap with Shorty Broadbent's rattlesnake display. the keeper is hospitalized but expected to recover.
Meroney tried to steal J. P. Bridge’s car from behind the station at list and Richardson Avenue. A purse of Mrs. Bridge in the car was torn and $4.05 from a Sunday School collection vanished. At arrest he had $3.90 in coins. He pleaded guilty in J. P. court and is bound over to district court under $1,000 bond.
Reports indicate a reconciliation between Mrs. Harry Hays Morgan and her daughter Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt after Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter Miss Gloria Vanderbilt arrived in New York. Mrs. Morgan is ill, and the two had been estranged for six years following a custody fight over Gloria.
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